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Senses Fail brings life to the Waiting Room

As the lights dimmed and the Monday Night Football theme song began to play, fans rushed up to the barricade-less stage at the Waiting Room in an attempt to be as close as possible to the headlining band. Alternative rock group Senses Fail emerged on stage Sunday night to cheers and kicked into their set immediately.


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Fear factor

Put down the popcorn and leftover Halloween candy, dim the lights and pick up a controller, mouse or keyboard.


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Not another monster mash

If you've outlived the days of bobbing for apples and trick-or-treating, your Halloween party playlist needs to reflect that growth.


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Be afraid ... be very afraid'

Halloween is one of the most interesting times of the year for movies. Not only does it precede the period when Hollywood releases its slate of what generally becomes "accepted" as the best films of the year (in preparation for awards season), but it also reminds us of a genre too often reduced by certain sects of the cultural warriors: horror films. As we are now facing that time of year when people feel compelled to revisit some horror classics, here is a list that will provide you some excellent choices.


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Sins in heels

Hell awaits a wholesome couple as they wander into a deliciously sinful castle. Brad Majors and Janet Weiss have come out of desperation for shelter from an ongoing storm but have unknowingly entered a world more extreme than the natural disaster that drove them there. Eager phantoms litter the glamorous stage as the couple tries to back away from this madness.


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Wicked sweet cupcakes

For some reason, when the colder months come drawing in, our sweet tooth starts getting needy. No, this isn't statistically proven, but I'm pretty sure it's true.


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Gene the Dancing Machine

He greets guests and visitors at his front door with his 20-year-old Parakeet, Baby, sitting on his left shoulder. Eugene Piwko, 78, starts his day with smooth jazz and a freshly brewed pot of coffee.


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Faltering to break ground: Beyond Two Souls game review

Platform: Playstation 3 exclusive Released: Oct. 8 Developer: Quantic Dream Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Grade: B The first few minutes of Beyond Two Souls are proof that David Cage has finally created the opus he has always talked about - making a video game seem like an interactive movie.


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Sardonic Wit

The audience was shocked when David Sedaris stood in front of them and read some of his unfinished and unpublished material. The story was about seventh grade.


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Move on up a little higher

The audience was pleasantly surprised when David Sedaris stood in front of them and read from a handful of newly written and unpublished works. The first story of the evening, "Move On Up a Little Higher," was about being a gay teenager in the seventh grade.


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The unrecognized

Behind the Fall Fest crowd, on a stage of his own, stood Josh Azoulay. The senior theater and design and technology major bobbed his head and tapped his foot in tune with the music.


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A$AP reigns over UB

On Sunday night, UB mobbed with A$AP, putting in work through heavy rain and several delays for a show that seemed like it might not even happen from the start.


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Around Town: Mad as hell

Howard Beale, a longtime television anchor played by Peter Finch, has a meltdown on the air. He screams, "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore," in the most famous scene from Sidney Lumet's 1976 film, Network, which professors Bruce Jackson and Diane Christian will be showing Tuesday night through the Buffalo Film Seminars at Market Arcade Film & Arts Centre. And though that phrase is what has managed to enter its way into our language, what the film really deals with is what has spread even more widely into culture.


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Taking Back Sunday takes Buffalo back in time

Crowd surfers bounced across a sea of people, mosh pits emerged and a lone fan jumped off a ledge into the pit below. Taking Back Sunday's show at the Town Ballroom Saturday night was full of intensity. The sold-out show, which took place on the second day of the veteran rockers' Fall 2013 tour, was everything fans anticipated. 21-year-old Samantha Boyce traveled three hours from Toronto, Canada, to see her favorite band for the seventh time. "No amount of money can keep me from seeing Taking Back Sunday," said Boyce, who forgot her ticket at home and had to buy another.


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Keeping it fresh

As the lights dimmed, the vibrant audience grew quiet with anticipation. Within a few moments, drummer Vinnie Colaiuta appeared on stage and began hammering away on his drums.



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